Konecranes has launched the Boxrunner straddle carrier as a flexible crane providing combined ship-to-shore, and automated yard crane service

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe has extended the hire of a Spaciotempo temporary building

Software house Axida has improved the time slotting capability of its HDi home delivery software

UPS has bought 48 LNG-powered tractor units for its operations in North America

TruckStops, the popular and powerful routing optimisation solution from MapMechanics has introduced TruckStops 11 routeing and scheduling software, which it says offers more flexibility for users to reflect the subtleties of their own fleet operations

Ruprich becomes managing director at Penske; FB Chain names Church managing director; Knapp appoints Priestly business development manager; Kwik-Fit hires 74 “master technicians”

Halfords is now able to send out up to 200,000 items a day after consolidating two distribution centres into a single unit in Coventry and installing a Dematic picking system.

The Stobart Group has taken a “posterior branding site” on jockeys in a deal that will enable the Professional Jockeys Association to to re-introduce career ending insurance (CEI) for its members

Cargolux has warned that fraudsters have been making unauthorized use of its name and logos to represent themselves as employees, agents or representatives of Cargolux or of a Cargolux subsidiary

There are clear opportunities for UK suppliers to increase their share of work from vehicle makers, according to a study by the Automotive Council UK